Conjunctions

Guide to Conjunctions

A) Coordinating Conjunctions:

Coordinating conjunctions serve to join elements of equal rank, including words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.

B) Subordinating Conjunctions:

Subordinating conjunctions are employed to connect a subordinate clause to a principal clause.

A) Coordinating Conjunctions:

• Cumulative or Copulative Conjunctions:
  • And
  • Both…. And…
  • As well as
  • No less than
  • Not only …..but also
• Alternative or Disjunctive Conjunctions:
  • Or
  • Either…. Or
  • Neither … nor
  • Otherwise/else
• Adversative Conjunctions:
  • But
  • Still/yet
  • Nevertheless
  • Whereas/while
  • Only
• Illative Conjunctions:
  • For
  • Therefore
  • So/consequently

B) Subordinating Conjuctions:

• Conjunctions of Time:
  • Before
  • After
  • Since
  • Till/until
  • As soon as
  • While
  • So long as
  • When
  • As
  • Whenever
• Conjunctions of Cause/Reason:
  • Because
  • Since
  • As
• Conjunctions of Result or Consequence:
  • That
• Conjunctions of Purpose:
  • That
  • So that
  • Lest
  • In order that
• Conjunctions of Condition:
  • If
  • As if
  • Unless
  • Provided/provided that
• Conjunctions of Concession or Contrast:
  • Although
  • Though
  • However
• Conjunctions of Comparison:
  • As
  • Than
• Conjunctions of Extent or Manner:
  • As
  • According to

Note: "Til," "since," "for," "after," "but," and "before" are used as both prepositions or conjunctions.